MOLALLA – Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash on
Oregon 213 north of Molalla that shut down the highway for more than four hours
Friday.

The victim, a woman whose name is not yet available, was
driving a full-sized pickup south on Oregon 213 around 4:30 a.m. when she
collided with a northbound compact pickup near the intersection with South
Macksburg Road.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, said Lt. Mike
Penunuri of the Molalla Fire District. The other
driver suffered only minor injuries and declined medical attention.

Oregon State Police, Clackamas County sheriff's deputies and
a crew from the Oregon Department of Transportation responded to the scene,
shutting down the highway in both directions.
Detours were established, routing traffic to Oregon 211 around the crash
site.